Folding gate



W. T. CASTLEBERRY.

FOLDING GATE.

APPLICATION-FILED 1uLY.2B.1a 2o.

1,377,396. Patented May 10,1921.

' WILLIAM 2b.. CASTLEBERRY,

1377 see.

9 p Application filed Ju1y 2 8,

' To all 'zii omz't may comm I ing drawings.

Be it known that: I, .Wi nrAir T..;"CnsrL n-; BERRY, a citizen'ofthe United States, resid= ing atArtesia, in the county of Eddy and I Stateof New Mexico have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fold ng one ofthe gate sections is actuated downwardly by a vehicle in the act" of passing '7 thereover, both sectionswill be closed downwardly, allowing the vehicle to passf the operating parts :of one gate section and astationary upright, for returning the gate sections to their raised normal positions after the vehiclehas passed over the gate.

A further objectfof th e invention is the provision of means for limiting the gate sections to their,normali raisedpositions. 4 While the design "and construction at present illustratedand set forth is deemed preferable, it is obviousthat as a result of a reduction ofthe invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention,may be susceptible to changes and the right to. thesechanges is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed. 2 I I 1 The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be here nafter set forth; shown in the drawings and claimed. I

In the drawings: i 1 Figure l is a view showing the gate sectionsof the" folding gate in their normal raised position, I 1 I v 1 Fig. 2 is .asectional view showingthe gate sections folded or in their lowered-positions,

- to permita vehicle to pass thereover, and

pressed as;in,Fig.-,2; p Referring more especiallyto the drawings,

. Fig. 8jisa plan view of the gateshowing the {folding gatesections as having been de- 1 ,designates the platform, which may be 7 constructed of any suitable material, preferwood, andis'a'daptedto be in relates to an improved vev Another object of the invention is to prov de. tensioningmeans between certaln of '.As,previously stated. 't

th 'gate sections 2 and 3 swing upon thepivots 4E whilethe1bell crank le'vers S and 9 or'en'rnsm. NEW Mexico.

roLnI vG GATE.

1920.. Serial to. 399,470.

ecifiaetnmeaers1 am "Patented May 10,1921.

opening of a fence. H ngedly mounted upon this platform is a pair of folding gatesections2 and 3,1the

hinge connections being indicated at 4. 'Risng upwardly from the platform from opfposite sides thereof, and being diagonally arranged, are standards 5 and 6. Pivotally mountedas at 7 on the standardsfi and 6 respectively are bell crank levers 8 and 9.

The arm lOof the lever 8 is operatively connected as at .11 to the gate section 3. The arm 12 of the bell crank lever 8 has connected'to it a rod 13,*whichin turn is pivotally connectedat 1 1 fto*thegate section 2. The

arm 15 of the bell crank lever 9 isopera-' .tively connected to the gate section 2 as at 16.

A rod 18 is pivotally connected as at 19 to the other arm 17 of the lever 9. Therod l8 isiin turn pivotally'connected at. 20 to the on the platform opposite the upright 6, there being a coil spring 22 connected to the upper end of the upright 21, and is. in turn connected to the arm 12 of the bell crank lever the roadbedlin a proper position in'a gate I gate section 3; An upright 21 is mounted 8. The arms 12 and 17 ofthe bellcra'nk lef Y vers 8 and 9 are designedtocontact with the abutinents 23, to limit the bell crank levers 8 and 9 whenoperative, thereby limiting the folding gate sections 2 and Sin their de pressed or open positions; The ground adjacent the opposite longitudinal side edges of the platform is cut away or channeled as at 2 1 so as to receive the side flanges ofthe gate sections, when they have been lowered by the weight of the vehicle, when passing over the gate sections. As. soon as the wheels of a vehicle, preferably an automobile, though not necessarily, contact with one I or the other of the'gate sections, the gate sections will be tilted'or moved downwardly,

vand through the medium of the bell crank connections with the other gate section, it

will be automaticallygmoveddownwardly.

Obviously bothgate sections, willassume a horizontal positioniso that'the sideflanges 25 of the gate sectionswill enter the cavities or. dug-outs 2 1 oniopposite sides of the plat form. Assoo-n as the vehicle passes over both gate sectionsfthey will automatically tions, as shown clearly in l.

Wlll be noted that close, and will assume their normal posi- 4 fore the headed pins l l and l dtravel on arcs" of the levers 8 The invention oscillate upon their pivots 7 These pivotal centers 4: and7 are of different radii, thererelatively different than thevtravel offthe inner ends of raised positions,

9, and limit the gatelsections in their raised HOI'mZLLPOSItIODS.

bedded in the road through a gate opening,'of collapsible gate LE? Sections rhingedly mounted upon theplat- 'ports' I arms ot'the bell crank levershaving rod.

form with their adjacent sends in normal raised positions, bell crank levers, one of the arms of each ofwhich being pivotally connected to one of the gate sections, supfor 'thebell crank levers, the'other "connections'wlth the opposite ends orithe respective gate sections, whereby when eitheron'e of the gate'sections is depressed by? the weight of a vehicle thereon, the other gate section is automatically depressed,.to allow the vehicle to pass over the gate sections.

ports arms of the bell crank levershavingrod I 2. In avehicle collapsible gate,-the com bination with. a platform adapted'to be embedded in the road bed in a position through agate opening, of collapsible gate sections hingedly mounted upon the platform with their adjacent ends-in l normal 5 raised positiona bell crank levers, one of the arms of each of which being pivotally connected to one of the gate sections, supfor. the bell crank, levers, the other iCOllYiQCtlOllS with'the opposite ends of the respective gate sections, whereby when either one of the gate sections is depressed by-th'e weight of a vehicle thereonfthe other gate section is automatically depressed, to allow the vehicle to pass over the gate sections, spring means connecting one of thesupports and one of the bellzcrank levers for returning the gate sections to their normal raised'positions,

3. Ina; vehicle collapsible gate, the combination with a platform adapted to be embedded in the road bedin a position i through a gate-opening, of collapsiblegate sections hingedly mounted'upon theplatform with their adjacent ends in normal raised positions, bell crank levers/pone of the arms of each of which being 7 pivotally conn'ected to one ofthe gate sections, supportsforthe bell 'crankllevers, the: other arms of the bell crank levers having rod, connections wlth the opposite ends of the the slots in the a'rms 10 aiid1'5 p and 9, therefore when. the gate sections 2 and 3 return to their normal I theheaded pins 11 and 16 will abut the inner ends of the slots of the arms 10 and15'of the b,ell;crank leversS-and'] having-been set forth, what is claimed as newand useful is l j 1. Ina vehicle collapsiblej gate, the com-; bination with a platform adaptedito be em-V bed 7 in a position platform,

cut.v away to respective gate sections, 'whereby when p either one of the gate sections is depressed by the Weight of a vehicle thereon, the V ;other gate section is. automatically depressed, to allow the vehicle to pass over the gate sectionsysprlngmeans connecting one of the supports and one of theijbell crank leversv forireturning' the gate sections to Vtheir'normal raised'positions, and means to be engaged by certain of thezarmsqofsaid bell crank levers, for limitingithe gate sections in their depressed or open positions,

' 4. In a vehicle actuated road bed gate, the

combination with a platform-adapted'to be sunk in a road bed in a position through a gate opening, the" ground uponthe opposite longitudinal v edges of the platform being cut away to form channels, :of collapsible gate sections hingedly' mounted up'on the platform and having side flanges, which 6X- tend downon oppositesides of the platform and adapted to enter said channels formed in the ground, supports mounted upon the bell crank levers pivotally mounted upon said suppoiitspand"having certain oftheir arms connected to the adjacent ends of said gate sections,; rods, connecting the a" H I other arms ofthe bell crank levers and the;

ends of ithe' respective opposite gate'jsecwe tions, whereby as one gate section isdepressed by the weight of the vehicle thereon,

the other gate section is automaticallyde pressed.

5. In a vehicle actuated roadgateithe combination with a platformadaptedto be sunk in a 'road'bed-in a position througha gate opening, the ground upon the. opposite longitudinal edges of the platform being form channels, of collapsible" ico ids

ing certain of their arms connected to the e adj acent'ends of said gate sections, rods con necting the otherarms of the bell crank levers and "the ends of the respective opposite 15 1 .gate sections, whereby as'one gate section is depressed by the weight ofthe vehicle thereon, the'other gate sectionis automatically depressed, an additionalsupport-on the'platform, spring means connecting the additional support and one "of thearms of one of the bell crank H levers for; returning the,

gate sections to their normal positions; and

abutmentmeans to beengagedbycertain or the arms of the bell crank 'levers forjlimit- '125 ingthe gate sections their depressedgor ,open positions. 1 a c a In a vehicle; {actuated collapsible j gate ifor road beds'Qa platform: arrange'd inthe road bed through the gateopening, collap'sii ble gate sections mounted upon the platform, bell crank levers pivotally mounted at diagonally opposite points on the platform, certain of their arms having slot and pin connections with the gate sections, means connecting certain other of the arms of the bell crank levers and the opposite .gate'sec 'tions, whereby the depression of one gate and thereby limit the gate sections in their normal raised positions. a t

7. In a vehicle actuated collapsible gate for road beds, a platform arranged inthe road bed through the gate opening collapsible gate sections mounted upon the platform, bell crank levers pivotally mounted at diagonally opposite pointson the platform, certain of their arms having slot and pin connections with the gate sections, means connecting certain other of the arms of the bell crank levers and the opposite'gatesec tions, whereby the depression of one gate section causes the depression of the opposite gate section, the arc of movement'of the pins I of the slot pin connections being relatively different than the arc of movement of the inner ends of the slots, thereby causing thepins'to abut the inner ends of the slots and limit the gatesections in theirnormal raised positions, springmeans for returning the gate sections to thelrnormal ralsed positions, and meansengaged with certain of the arms of the bell crank levers for limiting the gate sections in their depressed or open positions. I

8. Inv 'avehicle actuated collapsible gate "for road beds, the combination with a platform arranged in the road bed through the gate] opening, of collapsible gate sections hingedly'mounted upon the platform and having adjacent ends in normal raised posis tions, means connecting the gate sections,

whereby the depression of either gate section causes an automatic depression of the other gate section, $2L1Cl means including an arm having slots, means connected to the said sections and engaging said slots, said slots-moving ona different radii to the sections, whereby the last means may contact with certain ends of the slots and limit the p 7 sections in their normal raised positions.

f In testimony'whereofI hereunto aflix my signature.

' WILLIAM 'T. CASTLEBERRY. 

